CEI Associate Invited to Speak at
National Trails Symposium
Dwight Heasley, RLA, has been invited
to speak at the 20th Annual American Trails National
Symposium to be held on November 14-17, 2010 in Chattanooga,
Tennessee. The Symposium addresses their vision for
trails and greenways nationwide and the benefits of trails
to America's economy and environment.
For additional information on the
symposium please visit
www.americantrails.org or contact
Mr. Heasley at dheasley@ceieng.com.
New Stockholders
CEI is pleased to
announce two new stockholders: Mr. Alan Catchpool, PE,
Department Leader of the Minnesota office and Mr. Dwight
Heasley, RLA, in our Bentonville office. These
individuals represent the senior cadre and key personnel of
the firm.
CEI's Fresno Office has Moved
As of Monday, July
12, 2010, CEI's Fresno office will be located at 7543 N.
Ingram Avenue, Suite 107, Fresno, CA 93711. The telephone
numbers will remain the same.
Al Penny
Al Penny, age 56 of Bentonville, passed away July 2,
2010. Al was born December 3, 1953 at Logansport, Indiana to
parents George Penny and Hazel Murphy Penny. He grew up in
Logansport and remained in Indiana until moving to Northwest
Arkansas in 1992. During his time in Indiana, Al attended
Ball State University receiving his degree in Engineering.
On September 12, 1992, Al and Patti Allison were united in
marriage at Bentonville. They enjoyed many happy years of
marriage. Al worked at CEI Engineering of Bentonville from
1992 to 2000. He was an avid NASCAR fan and a member of the
Elks Club.
Al was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived
by his wife Patti of the home; daughter, Ginger Bennett and
husband Bill of Bentonville; son, Jamey Shaver of Camarillo,
California; grandchildren, Shelby Bennett, Reese Shaver,
Lindsey Shaver; his friends at CEI Engineering and a host of
other relatives and friends. Arrangements are with Benton
County Memorial Park Funeral Home of Rogers.
Westhaven Park Improvement Project
Dallas, TX
CEI recently completed the Westhaven Park Improvement Project in
Dallas. The project involved the rehabilitation of existing park
conditions that had sensitive environmental issues. The project
also provided trail connections between existing park areas and
stabilized the banks along the creek line to meet FEMA
standards.
Westhaven Park, Dallas, TX
Gregory Perry, PE, CEI Transportation Department Leader
Construction Begins
The relocation of Hwy 112 in Bentonville, Arkansas began on April 19, 2010. The
project includes the widening and improvements to two miles of the existing SW I
Street, a new one-half mile section of Hwy 112 and a tie-in to 41st Street.
Construction Hall of Fame
Mike Shupe, PE,
Chairman and Co-Founder of CEI, was inducted into the Arkansas Construction
Hall of Fame in Little Rock on April 28, 2010. From the AGC's website: The Arkansas
Construction Hall of Fame was established to honor and recognize outstanding
individuals in the construction industry. These individuals are held in esteem by their peers and have demonstrated
their professionalism through active support of the industry and through their
civic and community involvement.
Arkansas Academy of Civil Engineering
Jeffrey D. Geurian, PE, President and CEO of CEI Engineering
Associates, Inc., was recently inducted into the Arkansas Academy of Civil
Engineering. The induction took place on April 9, 2010 during the Annual
Arkansas Academy of Civil Engineering meeting held in Springdale.
ACEC\A Award Winner Congratulations to our Transportation Team!
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Arkansas (ACEC) awarded CEI
with an Engineering Excellence Award for 2010 for the Scalloway Drive Culvert
Replacement in Bella Vista, AR. For more information on this project contact
Gregory Perry at gperry@ceieng.com.
CEI Engineer Participates in
Urban Water Management Conference
April 2, 2009
David A Todd, P.E., CPESC, CEI
Engineering Associates Inc.’s corporate trainer for
engineering, attended the Urban Water Management
Conference March 24-26, 2009 in
Overland Park, Kansas.
On March 24, 2009, Mr.
Todd presented a technical paper titled “Problems With
Pumped Detention”. The paper demonstrated how stormwater
pumps are often mis-designed, when engineers use the
principles of wastewater pumping design and wrongly
apply them to a pump station intended to be the
discharge of a pond or chamber intended for the purpose
of mitigating increases in stormwater runoff from
development. Four specific projects were featured, two
which had problems with the design and two that
successfully provided the service required.
On March 25, 2009, Mr.
Todd moderated a technical session on Stormwater Best
Management Practices Testing and Research.At this session, the following three papers were
presented.
·Preparing a Pollutant
Loading Analysis for Land Development Projects
·Developing PAM, a
Stormwater BMP Performance Assessment Model
·Comparison of
Experimental Testing Results and Theoretical Analyses of
Sediment Transport Processes.
Copies of Mr. Todd’s paper may be
obtained by contacting David Todd
dtodd@ceieng.com
or 479-273-9472. More information about the conference
may be obtained at
CEI Trail Project Wins ACEC
2009 Engineering Excellence Award
March 13, 2009
The American Council of Engineering
Companies of Arkansas (ACEC) has awarded CEI Engineering
Associates, Inc. with an Engineering Excellence Award
for 2009 for the Turtle Creek Trail 4A Project in Rogers, Arkansas.
The award was presented on March 13, 2009 in Little rock, Arkansas.
The project is a part of the larger
Turtle Creek Trail. Part 4A is a 1.5 mile, multi-model
trail through a primarily residential district. The
trail connects to the trail system of neighboring
Bentonville, and with other phases of the larger Turtle
Creek Trail project.
The trail begins at a neighborhood
park, and traverses six distinct environments: vast open
spaces that were previously inaccessible before the
trail was built; wooded and lowland areas; a densely
wooded area within the floodplain; a boardwalk over a
dense, wetland area; a bridged creek crossing, and a
meandering route along a creek and pond ecosystem.
The project was constructed in
difficult conditions. Construction access was limited by
the terrain and ecosystem, and much of the soil could
not support heavy equipment. So the design included
using the trail itself, before the finished surface was
applied, as a construction road to reach some of the
wetland portions. Organic soils required that much of
the trail in the wetlands area be constructed as a
boardwalk. CEI also identified areas along the trail
that could provide educational and recreational
opportunities.
CEI’s responsibilities included
master planning, public meetings, surveying, civil
engineering, landscape architecture, wetland
delineation, assistance with easement acquisition, local
and state permitting, Federal permitting (FEMA and Corps
of Engineers), construction administration, and
construction observation.
For more information about Turtle
Creek Trail 4A, contact Dwight Heasley at
dheasley@ceieng.com.
CEI to DesignOrchardPark
March 9, 2009
CEI Engineering Associates Inc. has
been selected by the City of
Bentonville to provide planning, design,
bidding, and construction phase services for
OrchardPark in Bentonville, Arkansas.
The 20 acres park will be located
on NE “J” Street, at the entrance drive for the Crystal
Bridges Museum of American Art. The museum, currently
under construction with a 2010 opening planned, will be
a feature tourist attraction and learning center for
Bentonville and Northwest Arkansas.
OrchardPark will be the first
experience for visitors driving to the museum.
Bentonville Mayor Bob McCaslin anticipates that the park
will become a gateway to the city.
The park, which will be on land
donated by the museum, will be converted from pasture
land to an orchard, linking back to when Benton
County
was a major producer of apples and peaches. Through
careful landscaping and tree planting, the orchard feel
will be provided; however, high-maintenance fruit trees
will not be used. Instead,
Passive
recreational activities will be provided, including
self-guided walking paths, picnic areas, and decorative
gardens.
Planning and design work will begin
immediately by CEI’s Bentonville office, with bids
anticipated for late 2009. Construction should be
completed to approximately coincide with the museum
opening.
CEI Engineering Associates is a
full service civil engineering company, providing study,
design, and construction phase services for the land
development industry and for municipalities. CEI
provides civil engineering, landscape architecture,
surveying, and environmental services in 49 states to a
wide variety of clients. CEI has completed many
recreation projects, including parks, trails, and
athletic fields.
CEI to Design Site Work for
VictoryCityChurch in
Sparks, Nevada
March 5, 2009
CEI Engineering
Associates Inc. has been selected to provide study and
design services for the Victory City Church of Sparks,
Nevada. The site for the 13,000 square foot church is
unfortunately entirely in the flood plain of Boynton
Slough. However, much of the site is usable,
with correct grading and permitting.
CEI’s scope of services
include the following.
·Preliminary Site and
Grading Design and Layout, based on both serviceability
for the church’s desired uses and on flood plain issues.
·Special Use Permit
Application with the local governments, as well as other
permits that are normally required at the preliminary
design stage.
·Detailed design following
receipt of preliminary permits. This will include a
drainage study.
·Detailed flood study,
complying with local government requirements and
acceptable to FEMA for revising the flood maps after the
project is complete.
Scalloway Drive
Repairs and Improvements Construction Begins
Bella
Vista,
AR
(February 19, 2009)
CEI Engineering Associates, Inc. of
Bentonville,
AR, announced today that construction has begun
on repairs and improvements to Scalloway Drive in the
Highlands
area of Bella Vista. The road has been close for some
months since run-off from heavy rains could not pass
through the culvert and washed out part of the road.
Rather than make temporary repairs, something that was
done to this very area some years ago, the City of
Bella Vista decided to make
improvements that would be needed to prevent this
washout from happening in the future.
CEI was hired to
provide study and design services. Detailed hydrology
and hydraulic calculations were performed to determine a
correctly sized culvert. Design work showed this culvert
should be placed lower in the gully that the existing
culvert, and it should be enlarged. The project includes
relocating a water line that currently is in the middle
of the road.
CEI has provided civil
engineering design for the water line relocation,
culvert sizing and construction, and rebuilding of the
roadway. “Some embankment work is included to improve
safety of the road,” said Gregory A. Perry, P.E., head
of CEI’s Transportation Department and project manager
for the project. “Construction is expected to be
completed in under 75 days from February 16, 2009.”
CEI’s work also includes: bid phase services,
construction administration, and construction
observation.
Water and Wastewater Engineer Retools for Stormwater
presented at
StormCon 08Orlando,
FL
Wednesday, August 6,
2008 at 11:00 AM
by David Todd of CEI, Bentonville, AR
Comparing significant
aspects of stormwater treatment to traditional means of
treating water and wastewater, this presentation
compares treatment goals and discusses the changing
nature of stormwater. The unpredictability of stormwater
flows, with large variations in contaminant load and the
question of how much to treat, are compared with the
relatively stable flow rate and quality of both water
and wastewater. The variety of treatment systems used in
stormwater and the heavy reliance on vendor-based
systems is discussed, along with the "newness" of
stormwater treatment: Stormwater will be in 30 or 40
years where wastewater treatment is now. The
presentation also focuses on transferring lessons
learned from water and wastewater engineering to
stormwater treatment.
David Todd, P.E., CPESC,
is corporate trainer for engineering at CEI. He has 34
years of experience in water, wastewater, storm water,
and other aspects of municipal and development projects.
